eeeh, what was the movie going to be about again?
wasn't it about the first war?
eeeh, what was the movie going to be about again?
wasn't it about the first war?
I agree on the animated, mainly because this is a cult movie at best. It will only be major city release, and probably not even a lot of those in the midwest where the theaters are smaller so they only get the bigger movies :/
At least if it was animated there'd be a chance of it being considered for kids (a major market at any theater)
Apply blizzards model to any other subscription service,you'd be outraged:
Netflix adds no new movies for a year, you click a new movie, there's a $5 fee.
You're in an accident, click your onstar button, but there's an addition $20 fee for them to help.
You turn on your tv only to find all you get are the infomercial channels. Every other show is pay per view.
See how dumb that model is?
Que? The only problems they have had is a change of directors because Blizzard kept rejecting Sam Raimi's scripts.
Unless you've got a link for the rest of that...
As for the cast, I won't believe anything until either Blizzard says it themselves or filming has begun.
If it's not animated it will be a failure.
Wtf? Isn't this supposed to be a CGI flick? Like the cinematics??
I hope this is either fake or it won't come about. I just really don't like the looks of them, they don't feel like Warcraft people, at least not in these images. And I hope if we see night elves, they're not just humans painted purple. Blizzard did that in the original cinematic and with that one promotional night elf they made a statue of back in the day, and it looks horrible. I mean, night elves aren't really alien or anything, but they've got face paint, glowing eyes, and an angular elven look; they're not just models in makeup. They're supposed to be a race so savage it intimidated Grom.
Do we have more definitive information about a script? The Arthas rumor sounded boring for a veteran fan (since we've heard that story a million times), but it would be a decent story for the masses and Blizzard has done it enough that it should be refined (although I'd expect some new retcons like always). The Last Guardian would be a really awesome thing to see, especially updated with what we know now about Karazhan and stuff (and least what it looks like, the raid had, like, zero lore).
I want to see this movie do really well, but I'm actually not expecting much. I don't think a video game movie has to innately suck like most people (the existing ones don't suck because they were based on video games, they suck because they were poorly made/handled). The fact that Blizzard has been keeping a tight leash on it is good, but not a guarantee. Blizzard has proved with their novels and stuff that just because they kept an eye and approved a project doesn't mean it has any kind of gripping story (some novels are pretty good, but some really suck).
I think the biggest mistake is making it live action. Warcraft is way too over-the-top to properly portray in live action. This movie will either have heavy CG anyway, or have really scrawny orcs and stuff. Not to mention, all-CG stuff has actually been really popular in the mainstream for animation the last several years. Other companies I might worry at their skill with CG, but not Blizzard. Since Warcraft III, their cinematic CG is nigh-photo-real (with a bit of flair inspired by their games' style), no uncanny valley in sight. Everyone loves their cinematics. With a live action movie, they're just another random fantasy movie that's based on a video game. The mainstream is not fond of that, and it's a gamble even for the fans. If they had a gimmick like all-CG, the mainstream would want to see it just for the novelty, and the fans wouldn't worry about having to see their favorite characters being portrayed by painfully incompatible actors. The best reason I can see they don't want to do all CG is that, well, it takes them awhile. Their cinematic team would probably be tied up for a decade making that. XP
Please somebody kill me. This gonna be a FUCKIN DISASTER. Hello Dragonball the movie 2.0